i have a $4k plumbing project bid on in a busy area w/ no parking. its near a college and when i bid i had to park 2 blocks away.
the homeowner shares a drive way, but the very end there is room for 1 vehicle w/o blocking the other houses access. Street parking is non existant unless you get there at 5am..i think you can only park on 1 side of the street too!
I included 1 line in my bid to combat this problem....I must have a drive way parking spot and will only move my van 2x per day. Extra moves will be T&M
this bid is through a general contractor, so im not in contact with the homeowner directly.
the homeowner is very upset with that line....he said NO....i said id meet them 1/2 way and up it to 4 moves per day....he says he doesnt want any guarantee or limits to the driveway...he says it wont be a problem, but doesnt like the line anyways...
ive been over & over this issue with the general contractor....its down to the final signing of the contract.....i said i will walk away from the job unless i have a driveway guarantee....i agreed to let the homeowner write the line in my contract to suit him....the gen. contractor may have to call another plumber if the homeowner still refuses....he says he can see both sides to the issue....i said ' i cant see his side at all!'....he said i can park illegally on the wrong side of the road and accept the $20 fine per day...he said hed give me the $20....how stupid is that? my van will probably be towed if its in the same illegal spot for 2-3 days in a row....
if i have to move out of the driveway and cant find a spot how can i walk 2 blocks with each tool...i will be in/out to my van 50-100 times a day...he says if i cant find a spot i could just go home for the day....i said i would take the line out and add $2,000 to the job for me to walk for 1/2 the day back and forth...id bring my bicycle and a backpack.
is there something im not thinking about here?
i cant see a reason this whole issue..its got to be some control issue.
sad to lose a decent project, but its probably a very bad sign on how the rest of the job is going to go anyways.
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